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August 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,740 new coronavirus cases, 27 deaths Gov. Pritzker, IDPH announce new COVID-19 mitigation efforts take effect.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1740-new-coronavirus-cases-27-deaths/6376200/
— Vote by mail: US reps visit USPS Chicago HQ amid mail concerns
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-us-reps-visit-usps-chicago-hq-amid-mail-concerns/6375826/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Minneapolis officer’s attorney alleges George Floyd overdosed on fentanyl, says charges should be dropped
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/minneapolis-officers-attorney-alleges-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl-says-charges-should-be-dropped

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot responds to President Trump’s criticism for raising Chicago bridges, says move protects Trump Tower – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-trump-tower-security-20200818-glal7nxsavdnli7vlvnpw5lpoi-story.html
— Viral video claims people were caught on Chicago River bridge as it was being raised. City says they actually climbed up. – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-bridge-viral-video-chicago-20200818-m3b57tibffcdzphebcigi47avu-story.html
— Democratic National Convention ignores the elephant in the virtual room: Big-city violence – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-democratic-convention-big-city-violence-kass-20200818-co3qa2qj3zcwbn7xdegrssbcne-story.html
— 1,740 new known COVID-19 cases and 27 more deaths reported as Wisconsin removed from Chicago’s travel quarantine order
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200818-wqrey3g3nbfgjkfawliv5aelfa-story.html
— S&P 500 closes at a record, erasing last of pandemic losses – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-coronavirus-stock-market-sp-record-20200818-zuakyzgcdja3hercxxdzss7cn4-story.html
— Residents of liberal New York enclave see their values tested when homeless move into fancy hotel – DANIEL E. SLOTNIK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to dump people who are the following into your county, into your county district, into your township, into your municipality, into your municipal district, into your precinct, and/or into your neighborhood: Trump-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, liberals, moderates, homeless people, BLMers, LGBTers, minorities, females, young people, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, and/or those ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-homeless-hotels-liberal-neighborhood-new-york-20200818-5k5myysobngathfscstdotjs3e-story.html
— The ethics reforms Illinois needs: Remove Mike Madigan. Clean house. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-step-down-corruption-comed-20200818-sy3jdruvo5dqfgnox4icytpxxy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan proving the very real elephant in the virtual room for Illinois Democrats during convention Thorny questions about Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan have followed state party leaders to their virtual convention. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/18/21374347/madigan-illinois-democratic-convention-comed-bribery-case-kelly-mendoza
— Dozens call for defunding of Chicago police at City Hall rally “The city of Chicago constantly prioritizes police over Black and Brown youth, especially in terms of funding,” said Destiny Harris, 19, of Austin. – Clare Proctor
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/18/21374102/defund-police-rally-city-hall-black-lives-matter
— Illinois Dem congressional delegation accuses Trump of trying to ‘sabotage’ the Postal Service “President Trump is attempting to gangster the Postal Service, to use it for his own political purposes,” U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/18/21373736/postal-service-mail-ballots-illinois-democratic-congressional-delegation-accuses-trump-sabotage
— Lightfoot warns of layoffs and furloughs without revenue replacement money from Congress “If we don’t get help from the federal government, we have nothing but bad choices, including looking at layoffs and looking at furloughs,” Lightfoot said during a “COVID and the Economy” panel at the virtual Democratic convention. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/18/21374039/democratic-convention-coronavirus-congress-stimulus-revenue-replacement-layoffs-furloughs
— FOP says ‘dozens’ of officers unfairly stripped of police powers since George Floyd’s death The complaint to the Illinois Labor Relations Board says sidelining cops during pending investigations should be done only if their actions are ‘going to lead to criminal charges or firing.’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/18/21373660/chicago-police-union-fop-complaint-george-floyd-investigations-officers-stripped-powers
— Chicago has $2.7B shortage of infrastructure dollars, aldermen told Budget Director Susie Park and other city officials outlined the magnitude of the capital funding shortage for the City Council’s Committee on Capital and Economic Development on Tuesday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/18/21374198/chicago-infrastructure-city-council-aldermen-construction-funding-shortfall
— 3 more charged in recent looting, including woman on bond for same crime One man allegedly said that once he was at the store, “he decided to do what everybody else was doing,” prosecutors said. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/18/21374374/looting-charges-hermes-brunello-cucinelli
— Illinois reports 1,740 new COVID-19 cases — and highest daily rate of positive test results in two and half months The state has reported four-digit caseloads of COVID-19 for four straight weeks. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/18/21374180/illinois-covid-testing-positivity-increase-pritzker-cases-deaths-august-18
— Navy Pier to close until next spring as crowds dwindle amid COVID-19 pandemic The lakefront tourist attraction will shut down Sept. 8. The clout-heavy not-for-profit that runs it got nearly $2.5 million in federal coronavirus stimulus money. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2020/8/18/21373710/chicago-navy-pier-close-covid-coronavirus-tourism-shakespeare-theater
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/18/21373201/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2020-obama-unity-trump-oskosh-guns-immigration
— ‘Never have we seen the kind of vitriol and anger’ that police are enduring now: Illinois FOP Recent protests have shown a sharp increase in radical actors whose goals center more on destroying property and injuring innocent citizens and police than on enacting social change. – Chris Southwood
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/18/21373993/police-brutality-protests-illinois-fraternal-order-of-police-social-unrest-justice-reform-op-ed

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois records highest single-day positivity rate since June 5 – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200818/illinois-records-highest-single-day-positivity-rate-since-june-5
— Counties installing secure boxes for dropped-off ballots ahead of election – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200818/counties-installing-secure-boxes-for-dropped-off-ballots-ahead-of-election

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Former Gov. Blagojevich to headline fundraiser in St. Charles for GOP State Senate candidate
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/08/18/former-gov-blagojevich-to-headline-fundraiser-in-st-charles-for-gop-state-senate-candidate/aslbhi0/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mazzochi bill targets Madigan, corruption as she urges others to say ‘Take a hike, Mike’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/545746705-mazzochi-bill-targets-madigan-corruption-as-she-urges-others-to-say-take-a-hike-mike

CAPITOL FAX
— 15 Democratic state legislators issue statement condemning “lawless” protesters, supporting CPD
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/18/15-democratic-state-legislators-issue-statement-condemning-lawless-protesters-supporting-cpd/
— 1,740 new cases, 27 additional deaths, 1,510 in hospitals, 4.3 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/18/1740-new-cases-27-additional-deaths-1510-in-hospitals-43-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How toxic sanctuary laws are ruining America’s suburbs – Dale Wilcox
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/18/how-toxic-sanctuary-laws-are-ruining-americas-subu/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: ‘Reckoning’ Seen in Chicago ‘an Incredible Moment in Our Civic History’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/18/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-reckoning-seen-in-chicago-other-cities-an-incredible-moment-in-our-civic-history/
— AOC Slams John Kasich: Someone Who ‘Fights Against Women’s Rights’ Cannot Speak for Democrats – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/18/aoc-slams-john-kasich-someone-who-fights-against-womens-rights-cannot-speak-for-democrats/

NEWSMAX
— Is the The Ivy League Guilty of Progressive Racism? – Patrick Buchanan
https://www.newsmax.com/patrickbuchanan/asian-connerly-conservatives-yale/2020/08/18/id/982649/
— Blagojevich to Newsmax TV: I Don’t Recognize Democratic Party – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/blagojevich-democrats-recognize-socialism/2020/08/18/id/982800/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Blind to Racial Bias at Yale – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/08/18/galling-new-york-times-blind-racial-bias-yale-sees-it-improv-and

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Thank Liberals for the Rolling Blackouts in California
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/08/18/thank-liberals-for-the-rolling-blackouts-in-california/

LIFE NEWS
— Facebook and Twitter Censor Hundreds of Conservative Users Before Joe Biden’s Nomination – CORINNE WEAVER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/08/18/facebook-and-twitter-censor-hundreds-of-conservative-users-before-joe-bidens-nomination/

THE HILL
— Democrats’ platform is built with a lot of ‘We hate Trump’ planks – BERNARD GOLDBERG
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/512551-democrats-platform-is-built-with-a-lot-of-we-hate-trump-planks
— Five things to know on the Democratic platform – JONATHAN EASLEY, CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512404-five-things-to-know-on-the-democratic-platform

POLITICO
— Postal Service cuts imperil ladder to middle class for many Black Americans – ELEANOR MUELLER and KELLIE MEJDRICH (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black American in 1966 and b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black American could have my job.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/18/postal-service-cuts-imperil-ladder-to-middle-class-for-many-black-americans-398190
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That ticket to economic security could be in jeopardy now. If President Donald Trump and Congress fail to resolve their fight over Postal Service funding, it won’t just put the agency’s financial future at risk. It could imperil one of the country’s longest-running and most reliable civil service jobs, potentially forcing steep cuts to an estimated 669,000-person workforce that is more than one-quarter Black — a rate more than double that of the national labor force. The sheer reach of the post office in all 50 states combined with the federal government’s anti-discrimination policies have made employment there more accessible than most industries to generations of Black workers. The agency’s pay and benefits often allowed them to share in the American Dream even when racial discrimination was everywhere in the country. A unionized postal worker can make as much as $75,000 a year, well above the national average income.)

REUTERS
— Trump: ‘suburban’ Americans don’t want low-income housing foisted on them
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-suberbs/trump-suburban-americans-dont-want-low-income-housing-foisted-on-them-idUSKCN25E1X4

FORBES
— The Billionaires Backing Joe Biden’s Campaign – Michela Tindera
https://www3.forbes.com/business/the-billionaires-backing-joe-bidens-campaign-vue/

August 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters demand accountability from Chicago police, Mayor Lightfoot after violent clash with police in Loop CPD releases video showing beginning of clash Sunday – Jesse Kirsch, Alexis McAdams (DIERSEN: So far, what demands have protesters, vandals, looters, and rioters made on your mayor and how has your mayor responded to those demands? Should mayors be required to issue press releases that detail a) the demands that have been made on them, b) the individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries that made those demands, and c) exactly how they responded to those demands?)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/chicago-protesters-demand-accountability-from-cpd-mayor-after-loop-clash/6372706/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,562 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-il-reports-1562-new-coronavirus-cases-18-deaths/6372985/

NBC5
— 4 Dead, at Least 39 Wounded in Chicago Shootings So Far This Weekend
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/4-dead-at-least-39-wounded-in-chicago-shootings-so-far-this-weekend/2323282/

CBS2
— Fingerpointing After Protest Turns Violent: Activists Accuse Police Of Attacking Them – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/16/fingerpointing-after-protest-turns-violent-activists-accuse-police-of-attacking-them/
— Mayor Lightfoot Addresses Violent Protest, Looting, And COVID-19 In Chicago On ‘Face The Nation’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/16/mayor-lightfoot-addresses-violent-protest-looting-and-covid-19-in-chicago-on-face-the-nation/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois imposes new COVID-19 rules after spike in cases
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-imposes-new-covid-19-rules-after-spike-in-cases
— New Zealand delays election after COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland – Nick Perry
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-zealand-delays-election-after-covid-19-outbreak-in-auckland
— Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-to-call-house-back-into-session-to-vote-on-usps-bill

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blame game for weekend downtown melee pits mayor and CPD against activists Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday said “people have embedded themselves in these seemingly peaceful protests and come for a fight.” But some protesters said they were left “running for our lives” when officers apparently attempted to confine them in a small area Saturday night. – Tom Schuba and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/16/21371041/chicago-mayor-police-department-protesters-melee-fight-good-kids-mad-city-increase-peace-lightfoot
— Illinois universities losing millions as students stay home UIC expects to lose $15 million with the number of students living on campus slashed in half, while Loyola expects a $50 million hit. – Clare Proctor
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/8/16/21365086/illinois-universities-fall-pandemic-uic-uiuc-illinois-dorms-loyola
— 2020 Democratic National Convention Programming is set to be broadcast and streamed online each night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. CT. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/13/21367797/democratic-national-convention-2020

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Accusations fly between police and protesters one day after violent clash injured dozens – PAIGE FRY and KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-downtown-protests-violent-20200816-v7yrehiibnbkvfpqxsijgz4cme-story.html
— Young organizers demand the release of arrested protesters and call on Chicago to address police violence – SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-downtown-protest-arrests-young-activists-20200816-ev3dyxqh3zc6bamxg52zv2wyim-story.html

CAPITOL FAX
— State announces mitigation effort in Metro East
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/16/state-announces-mitigation-effort-in-metro-east/

BREITBART
— NY Times: Kamala Harris Is the ‘Face of America’s Demographic Shift’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at non-Whites that non-Democrat Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/16/ny-times-kamala-harris-face-americas-demographic-shift/

BLAZE
— Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle demand white residents ‘give up’ their homes ‘Now do something about it!’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-lives-matter-protesters-demand-white-residents-give-up-their-homes

NEWSMAX
— Navarro: Dems Want USPS to Be ‘Ballot-Harvesting Service’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/peternavarro-usps-mail-invoting/2020/08/16/id/982379/

THE HILL
— Chicago mayor: People who have ‘come for a fight’ have ’embedded themselves’ in peaceful protests – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/512228-chicago-mayor-people-who-have-come-for-a-fight-have-embedded
— Democrats featuring ‘rising stars’ in convention keynotes – ZACK BUDRYK (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? I never was a rising star while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. To be a rising star in the federal government, you have to be a Democrat and at least one of the following: minority, female, and/or young. However, notwithstanding the fact that I am Republican, White, and male, IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/512240-democrats-featuring-rising-stars-in-convention-keynotes

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Harris
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/16/harris-breathes-life-into-biden-campaign-395804

NBC NEWS
— On convention eve, Democrats are apprehensive – Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/eve-their-convention-democrats-are-apprehensive-n1236893

WASHINGTON POST
— House accelerates oversight of Postal Service as uproar grows, demanding top testify at ‘urgent’ hearing The House Oversight Committee announced a hearing for Aug. 24, inviting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Postal Service board of governors Chairman Robert M. Duncan – Jacob Bogage and Joseph Marks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/16/postal-service-mail-democrats-hearing-dejoy/
— The country’s future could hinge on postal workers – William H. McRaven
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-countrys-future-could-hinge-on-postal-workers/2020/08/16/c0f7b97e-dfca-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html
— Harris’s wooing of Black activists paved a path to the ticket – Annie Linskey and Chelsea Janes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/harriss-wooing-of-black-activists-paved-a-path-to-the-ticket/2020/08/15/d638b276-de70-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— How to protect yourself if you work in a toxic workplace – Vicki Salemi (DIERSEN: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. My Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates protected themselves from being in a toxic workplace by helping my superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://nypost.com/2020/08/16/how-to-take-control-of-a-toxic-workplace-with-a-horrible-boss/

WASHINGTON POST
— FedEx and UPS are wary of delivering ballots for November election – Jacob Bogage and Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/15/postal-service-ballots-fedex-ups/

NPR
— What To Know About The Democratic National Convention
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/16/903051880/what-to-know-about-the-democratic-national-convention

WLOS
— OUTSTANDING: “We wouldn’t be safe without them” Demonstrators brave weather for ‘Back the Blue’ rally – Kari Barrows
https://wlos.com/news/local/we-wouldnt-be-safe-without-them-demonstrators-brave-weather-for-back-the-blue-rally

FEDERAL TIMES
— Background investigations —How to get a security clearance for a federal job – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn federal jobs, federal employees, and federal retirees like me, but who have never applied for a federal job a) because they knew that they could not pass a background investigation, b) because they view federal the pay and benefits as being terrible, c) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, d) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, e) because they cannot pass an employment examination, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, and/or g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree?)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2020/08/16/background-investigations-how-to-get-a-security-clearance-for-a-federal-job/

SPECTRUM NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Binghamton Back the Blue Rally Draws Massive Turnout
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/08/16/binghamton-back-the-blue-rally-draws-massive-turnout

DAILY MAIL
— ‘I’m trying to get my miles in before the Secret Service stops me’: Joe Biden revs up for the convention by taking his 1967 Corvette for a spin in latest campaign video – MARLENE LENTHANG (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden? Both Biden and I are Corvette owners, former federal employees, White, male, older, married, college graduates, Christian, non-poor, non-drinkers, gun owners, draft avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. Biden owns a 1967 Corvette that his father gave him as a wedding gift in 1966. My father died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21 years old. I own a 1972 Corvette that I bought in 1971 a) with an insurance settlement that I got for the theft in Chicago of my 1969 Dodge Charger SE and b) with money that I earned working full-time for IRS and part-time for Firestone Stores. I own a 2005 Corvette that I bought in 2005 with money that I got from selling my 1968 Dodge Charger R/T and my 1962 Chevy Impala SS. I had owned the Charger R/T since 1994 and the Impala SS since 1989.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8633369/Joe-Biden-takes-1967-Corvette-spin-campaign-video.html

July 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— House Speaker Michael Madigan polling Democratic caucus on whether he should step down – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/madigan-asking-democratic-caucus-if-he-should-step-down/6343510/
— COVID-19 Illinois: 1,772 new coronavirus cases, 18 deaths; Lake County beach closure will begin Saturday
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1772-new-covid-19-cases-18-deaths/6342901/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/30/2020
— Trump floats idea of November election delay, a virtual impossibility – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-floats-idea-of-election-delay-a-virtual-impossibility/6342501/

NBC5
— Lawmakers Say Madigan Called to Gauge Support as 7 Democrats Push for His Resignation Over ComEd Scandal – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/lawmakers-say-madigan-called-to-gauge-support-as-7-democrats-push-for-his-resignation-over-comed-scandal/2313345/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House GOP leader Jim Durkin now says Madigan should resign immediately – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-jim-durkin-comed-20200730-om55uhcrzjfsbmo7nu7yc2ezte-story.html
— Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal coronavirus toll – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-us-economic-plunge-20200730-t25tj4pzdvcmrirdufstpla2nm-story.html
— ComEd hearing another example of lax (imaginary?) ethics in state government – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-comed-corruption-zalewski-commerce-commission-20200730-nuslg347vfcjroo3rkwjasjb2e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Boss Trump can’t suspend elections, but Congress can do more to protect them. The ultimate weapon of every autocrat is to suspend elections, denying the people a chance to throw the bum out. Donald Trump has finally gone there.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/30/21348571/november-election-suspended-delayed-1918-flu-epidemic-john-lewis-voting-rights-editorial-louis-dejoy
— Illinois House Republican leader joins calls for Madigan’s ‘immediate resignation’ Jim Durkin says Mike Madigan is “unable to execute his responsibilities” as House Speaker. – Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/7/30/21348217/illinois-house-republican-leader-jim-durkin-mike-madigan-immediate-resignation
— Coronavirus crossroads? As Illinois sees largest single day caseload since May, Pritzker warns ‘we’re at a danger point’ The rise is part of a disturbing trend that’s seen July’s daily case average shoot up to more than 1,100, compared to 764 per day last month. In the last nine days alone, more than 13,000 new cases have been reported. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/7/30/21348339/coronavirus-covid-19-illinois-1772-pritzker-briefing-deaths-cases-reopening

DAILY HERALD
— Trump tweet about delaying election ignites reaction from suburban lawmakers, candidates – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200730/trump-tweet-about-delaying-election-ignites-reaction-from-suburban-lawmakers-candidates

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Calls for Madigan’s exit start to snowball And each of the latest statements is significant in its own way. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/calls-madigans-exit-start-snowball
— McDonald’s sets diversity goals – JESSICA WOHL (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Constructively, the federal government’s diversity goals are a) to hire only young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-sets-diversity-goals

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Clerk: Absentee ballot requests from Peoria legal, but causing confusion
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-county-clerk-absentee-ballot-requests-from-peoria-legal-but-causing-confusion/article_d6a03741-8278-560b-8303-a21ee1e3347c.amp.html

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Election officials game out worst-case scenarios in drills – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/election-officials-game-out-worst-case-scenarios-in-drills

CHICAGO PATCH
— Postal Service Shrugs Off Chicago Mail Delivery Complaints Ald. O’Shea wants City Council hearings on poor mail delivery so the postmaster general’s office can hear directly from angry Chicagoans. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/postal-service-shrugs-chicago-mail-delivery-complaints

CHICAGO NOW
— Time to cancel the Chicago Tribune Guild’s executive board? – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2020/07/time-to-cancel-the-chicago-tribune-guilds-executive-board/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— No Confidence Resolution Filed against Michael Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/no-confidence-resolution-filed-against-michael-madigan/
— Peter Breen Calls Out Madigan-Financed Dem Who Beat Him for All of a Sudden Being Anti-Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/peter-breen-calls-out-madigan-financed-dem-who-beat-him-for-all-of-a-sudden-being-anti-madigan/
— Aurora Democrat “Demands” Madigan to Step Down from Speakership
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/aurora-democrat-demands-madigan-to-step-down-from-speakership/
— Pressure on Madigan To Resign Should Come from “If” Democrats
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/pressure-on-the-madigan-should-resign-if-democrats/
— Petitions of Libertarian Candidates for Auditor and Coroner Challenged
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/petitions-of-libertarian-candidates-for-auditor-and-coroner-challenged/
— Acosta Says Franks Supports Closing Illegal Alien Detention Floor of McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/acosta-says-franks-supports-closing-illegal-alien-detention-floor-of-mchenry-county-jail/
— Pritzker on Ethics: Bad, But No Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/30/pritzker-on-ethics-bad-but-no-action/
— Finally, a Dem House Member Calling Madigan to Resign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/29/finally-a-dem-house-member-calling-madigan-to-resign/
— UPDATE: John Kass Is Missing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/29/john-kass-is-missing/
— Electric Users Might Eventually Get Refund from Com Ed’s Criminality
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/29/electric-users-might-eventually-get-refund-from-com-eds-criminality/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Public School Authorities Bully Would-Be Home Educators – Diane O’Burns
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/government-school-administrators-bully-would-be-homeschoolers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin changes tune, calls on Madigan to resign now
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/durkin-changes-tune-calls-on-madigan-to-resign-now/
— Rep. Kelly Cassidy: “Speaker Madigan must step down from his leadership roles, both in the House and in our party”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/rep-kelly-cassidy-speaker-madigan-must-step-down-from-his-leadership-roles-both-in-the-house-and-in-our-party/
— Republican US Senate candidate slams delay of high school football season: “Death will eventually come for everyone”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/republican-us-senate-candidate-slams-delay-of-high-school-football-season-death-will-eventually-come-for-everyone/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/covid-19-roundup-49/
— 1,772 new cases, 18 additional deaths, 3.8 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/1772-new-cases-18-additional-deaths-38-percent-positivity-rate/
— County clerk issues warning about GOP VBM mailers
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/county-clerk-issues-warning-about-gop-vbm-mailers/
— As more Democrats call for Madigan’s resignation, DPI updates website with new “branding”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/30/as-more-democrats-call-for-madigans-resignation-dpi-updates-website-with-new-branding/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Congressional Republican leaders reject Trump suggestion of delaying election – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/congressional-republican-leaders-reject-trump-suggestion-of-delaying-election

GOPUSA
— Blackhawks Ban Fans From Wearing Native American Headdresses To Their Games
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92695
— Boeing To Cut More Than 10.5K Jobs; Likely To Close Everett Assembly Line
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92647

FOX NEWS
— Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74 from coronavirus complications Cain, 74, first went to an Atlanta hospital for treatment on July 1 – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/herman-cain-dead-after-battle-with-coronavirus

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Immigration Problem Is Worse Than You Think – Andrew E. Harrod
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/07/the_immigration_problem_is_worse_than_you_think.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Silence and Betrayals of GOP Senate Leaders Killing America – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/32990

NEWSMAX
— An Assignment To Remember: Covering Herman Cain – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/cainclintonhealthcareteapartytrumpobama/2020/07/30/id/979877/

NBC NEWS
— Obama, eulogizing John Lewis, takes aim at Trump over voting rights, protest response Without mentioning his successor by name, the former president decried that federal troops had been deployed against “peaceful demonstrators.” – Rebecca Shabad
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/obama-eulogizing-john-lewis-takes-aim-trump-over-voting-rights-n1235341

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Trumpism’s most persistent goal is the preservation of white supremacy.” How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-haters officially call for Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, liberals, moderates, non-Whites, women, young people, LGBTQers, poor people, illegals, recent immigrants, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, etc., to kill Republicans?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumpisms-most-persistent-goal-is-the-preservation-of-white-supremacy/2020/07/30/0a3a6aec-d291-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters side with Portland rioters.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/07/30/trump-calls-portland-protesters-anarchists-and-agitators-data-shows-otherwise/

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Christian-hater promotes hatred of Christians.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/896712611

WKBW
— OUTRAGEOUS: Survey posted to help determine location of ‘Black Lives Matter Street’ in Buffalo – Anthony Reyes, Megan Erbacher
https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/survey-posted-to-help-determine-location-of-black-lives-matter-street-in-buffalo

GREATER LONG ISLAND
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue march in Sayville on Saturday
https://sayville.greaterlongisland.com/2020/07/30/back-the-blue-march-in-sayville-on-saturday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

SUN JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue rally in Lewiston People show support for police and school resource officers. – RUSS DILLINGHAM
https://www.sunjournal.com/2020/07/30/photos-back-the-blue-rally-in-lewiston/

WKRG
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue billboards posted in NW Florida – Kimber Collins
https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/back-the-blue-billboards-posted-in-nw-florida/

LEDGER
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ luncheon in Bartow  Bartow Ford supplied 300 meals to local law enforcement officers from around Polk County during the “Back The Blue” luncheon in Bartow Thursday.
https://www.theledger.com/photogallery/LK/20200730/PHOTOGALLERY/730009994/PH/1

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— New Senate bill requires agencies to brush up diversity and inclusion plans – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Constructively, the federal government’s diversity and inclusion goals are a) to hire only young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/07/new-senate-bill-requires-agencies-to-brush-up-diversity-and-inclusion-plans/

July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ComEd bribery scheme implicating Illinois House Speaker revives term limits talk – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bribery-scheme-implicating-madigan-revives-term-limits-talk/6335584/
— IL reports 1,541 new cases, 1 additional death as Chicago reimposes tighter coronavirus restrictions Illinois health officials reported 1,426 new cases, 12 additional deaths Saturday – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1-new-death;-1541-new-covid-19-cases-sunday/6335722/

NBC5
— Mike Ditka Criticizes Kneeling During National Anthem
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mike-ditka-criticizes-athletes-who-kneel-during-national-anthem/2311723/

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— This is Mike Madigan’s last hurrah – JIM NOWLAN
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/jim-nowlan-this-is-mike-madigan-s-last-hurrah/article_f55dc4c2-cf5f-11ea-bc51-e7d0a0cfc7c5.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— William J. Kelly Speaks at the Million Unmasked March at the Springfield Capitol
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#william-j-kelly-speaks-at-the-million-unmasked-march-at-the-springfield-capitol

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump loyalists are already setting up scapegoats for a November loss – Jay Caruso (DIERSEN: I should write a book about scapegoaters. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trump-loyalists-are-already-setting-up-scapegoats-for-a-november-loss

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: College student arranges for pro-police billboard to be displayed in Oregon
https://news.yahoo.com/college-student-arranges-pro-police-120220637.html
— Carson on scrapping Obama-era housing rule: We don’t need layers of bureaucracy telling Americans how to live (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to flood the suburbs with individuals, organizations, and companies that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Italian Americans, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the successes that Democrats and their Libertarian, Green, and RINO enablers have had in DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, my precinct, and my neighborhood. According to those who run your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois, what percent of those in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois are racist? Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other hate-filled Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are racists who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid hate-filled Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that the more votes that Republican candidates get in a precinct, municipal district, municipality, county district, county, or state, the more racist that precinct, municipal district, municipality, county district, county, and state is.)
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/carson-on-scrapping-obama-era-housing-rule-we-dont-need-layers-of-bureaucracy-telling-americans-how-to-live

BREITBART
— Demonstrators Attack Federal Buildings in L.A. in Solidarity with Portland – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/25/lapd-mobilizes-after-demonstrators-attack-federal-buildings-in-downtown-los-angeles/
— Mostly Peaceful: Riots in Democrat-Run Cities in ‘Solidarity’ with Portland – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/26/mostly-peaceful-riots-in-democrat-run-cities-in-solidarity-with-portland-riots/

BLAZE
— Riot declared in Portland as vandals tear down fence protecting federal courthouse Rioters and federal law enforcement engaged in fiery clashes on the 59th day of protests. – Paul Sacca (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-riots-video-courthouse-fence

DAILY WIRE
— Civil Rights Activists Fire Back At Portland Protesters: It’s No Longer About Black Lives – Emily Zanotti (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/civil-rights-activists-fire-back-at-portland-protesters-its-no-longer-about-black-lives

TOWNHALL
— Leftist Mob Gathers Outside the Home of Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf – Bronson Stocking (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/07/26/leftist-mob-gathers-outside-dhs-secretary-wolfs-home-n2573138

PJ MEDIA
— Media in Illinois Silent About Gov. Pritzker’s Ties to Corrupt House Speaker – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/07/26/media-in-illinois-silent-about-gov-pritzker-ties-to-corrupt-house-speaker-n709057
— 10 Big Fat Lies You’re Being Told About the Portland Riots – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/victoria-taft/2020/07/26/10-big-fat-lies-youre-being-told-about-the-portland-riots-n675861

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Young, dumb, privileged Maoist punks plot Marxist Revolution in the U.S. – Terry Ponick (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/commentary/young-dumb-privileged-maoist-punks-plot-marxist-revolution-in-the-us-131174/

MSNBC
— Swing state voters disagree on whether Trump is racist – ALI VELSHI (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-haters call you a racist and even worse things: law enforcement officer: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/swing-state-voters-disagree-on-whether-trump-is-racist-88309829842

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow that “Protests explode across the country; police declare riots in Seattle, Portland. In Seattle, police said protesters set fire to a construction site for a juvenile detention facility. In Portland, protesters breached a federal courthouse.” How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/25/seattle-police-declare-riot-renewed-black-lives-matter-protests/

CBS DENVER
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back The Blue’ Rally In Berthoud Sunday – Anica Padilla
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/26/counter-protesters-scuffle-demonstrators-back-the-blue-rally-berthoud/

BATON ROUGE PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue: Honoring our law enforcement across the metro – Crystal Whitman
https://www.brproud.com/news/back-the-blue-honoring-our-law-enforcement-across-the-metro/

ERIE NEWS NOW
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Rally Takes Place in North East About 200 people attended the Back the Blue Rally to show support for local and national police officers. – Rachel Niemi
https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/42411998/back-the-blue-rally-takes-place-in-north-east

PROGRESS INDEX
— OUTSTANDING: Rally draws hundreds to Back the Blue – y Kristi K. Higgins
https://www.progress-index.com/news/20200726/rally-draws-hundreds-to-back-blue-and-green

KTVZ
— OUTSTANDING: Redmond flag-waving rally supports President Trump
https://ktvz.com/videos/local-videos/2020/07/26/redmond-flag-waving-rally-supports-president-trump/

FOUR STATES HOMEPAGE
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ event shows support to law enforcement officers in Virginia Beach – Kara Dixon
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/back-the-blue-event-shows-support-to-law-enforcement-officers-in-virginia-beach/

NEWSWEEK
— OUTRAGEOUS: Chicago Mayor Blames Other States With ‘No Gun Control’ for City’s Increasing Violence – TOM O’CONNOR (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-mayor-blame-states-no-gun-control-violence-1520560

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthoban/2020/07/26/marijuana-legalization-may-not-be-a-blue-issue/#4e6c562858bf

ARMENIAN REPORTER
— Portland rioters use ‘cover of crowd’ to commit crimes, launch fireworks at officers – Jackson Delong (DIERSEN: How soon will the BLMers, that is, the Democrats, riot in your municipality?)
https://www.reporter.am/portland-rioters-use-cover-of-crowd-to-commit-crimes-launch-fireworks-at-officers/

July 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: President Trump compares city to ‘war zone’ after dozens shot over weekend – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/president-trump-compares-chicago-to-war-zone-after-weekend-violence/6316444/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House Republican leader Jim Durkin says he won’t go to GOP convention in Florida: ‘It’s not going to be a safe environment’ – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-republican-convention-jim-durkin-20200714-xvj5inn2ubcupnzjl7psertmdy-story.html
— Property tax failure another reason to vote against the ‘Pritzker Tax’ – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pritzker-fair-tax-broken-promises-20200714-2dwz4wat3ndhbepipfpumiibcq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supporters express solidarity with 2 cops facing union discipline for kneeling in uniform Union President John Catanzara has said officers who kneel while in uniform will face expulsion. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/14/21324510/chicago-cops-kneel-in-uniform-fraternal-order-of-police-union-discipline
— 707 new Illinois coronavirus cases, 25 more deaths Tuesday’s count marked the first time in a week the state’s daily caseload has fallen below 800. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/7/14/21324743/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-positivity-covid-pritzker-reopening-july-14

DAILY HERALD
— ‘I did make a mistake’ in taking off mask, DiCianni says as he surrenders committee chairmanship – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200714/i-did-make-a-mistake-in-taking-off-mask-dicianni-says-as-he-surrenders-committee-chairmanship
— DiCianni surrenders committee chairmanship, retains board seat – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200714/dicianni-surrenders-committee-chairmanship-retains-board-seat
— Judge orders Franks to pay attorney’s fees, reduces sanctions tied to contempt finding – Katie Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200714/judge-orders-franks-to-pay-attorneys-fees-reduces-sanctions-tied-to-contempt-finding
— Texas GOP votes to move convention online after court losses – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200713/news/307139956/
— DuPage Foundation grants total $1 million to aid DuPage nonprofits during COVID-19 pandemic – Ginger Wheeler
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200714/dupage-foundation-grants-total-1-million-to-aid-dupage-nonprofits-during-covid-19-pandemic

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Illinois’ weed tax haul: $52 million. Here’s how it’ll be spent.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-weed-tax-haul-52-million

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— As general election approaches, House GOP again demands ethics reform legislation – Leisa Richardson
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200714/as-general-election-approaches-house-gop-again-demands-ethics-reform-legislation

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Indianapolis to paint ‘Black lives matter’ on downtown street – Amelia Pak-Harvey
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2020/07/14/indianapolis-paint-black-lives-matter-street-condemn-racism/5433810002/

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Maine Township GOP Committeeman Says She’s Not Moving To Different State – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/maine-gop-committeeman-says-shes-not-moving-to-different-state/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DiCianni gives up chair on DuPage County committee amid withering criticism – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/07/14/dicianni-gives-up-chair-on-dupage-county-committee-amid-withering-criticism/aspu2mg/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DuPage County Board Member Pete DiCianni’s Behavior Addressed in Meeting
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-board-members-behavior-addressed-in-meeting/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Oberweis urges Kendall County Republicans to back mail-in voting – SHEA LAZANSKY
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2020/07/13/oberweis-urges-kendall-county-republicans-to-back-mail-in-voting/aasdh0n/

ELMHURST PATCH
— Pete DiCianni Chastised By DuPage County Leader County Board chairman Dan Cronin accuses member of “misleading” robocalls about defunding the police. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-politician-chastised-dupage-county-leader

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Coronavirus Impact of Black Lives Matter Demonstrations & Riots
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/14/impact-of-black-lives-matter-demonstrations-riots/
— Democratic State Central Committeeman Has Restaurant Contact Tracing Suggestion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/14/democratic-state-central-committeeman-has-restaurant-contact-tracing-suggestion/
— McHenry County Board Like “Animal Farm” – “Some More Equal Than Others”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/14/county-board-like-animal-farm-some-more-equal-than-others/
— A “No Mask, No Service” Sign above JB’s Name
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/14/message-of-the-day-a-sign-73/

CAPITOL FAX
— 707 new cases, 25 additional deaths, 3.0 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/14/707-new-cases-25-additional-deaths-30-percent-positivity-rate/
— Pritzker talks about reopening schools, bars and restaurants, what could prompt a tightening, bowling lawsuit, executive orders, traveler quarantine, the growing cases among young people and his graduated income tax spending
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/14/pritzker-talks-about-reopening-schools-bars-and-restaurants-what-could-prompt-a-tightening-bowling-lawsuit-executive-orders-traveler-quarantine-the-growing-cases-among-young-people-and-his-graduated-i/

FOX NEWS
— US Conference of Mayors supports commission to study giving reparations to African-Americans – Morgan Phillips (DIERSEN: To get elected, did the mayor of your municipality say he/she was a) for reparations or b) against reparations? If for reparations, who did he/she say who should pay reparations – residents who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conference-of-mayors-supports-study-reparations-african-americans

GOPUSA
— Saying ‘All Lives Matter’ Can Get You Killed
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91809

AMERICAN THINKER
— NY Times editor and columnist Bari Weiss resigns and blasts paper – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/07/ny_times_editor_and_columnist_bari_weiss_resigns_and_blasts_paper.html
— Under China’s thumb: So you can buy a KillCops t-shirt from the NBA but not a FreeHongKong one – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/07/under_chinas_thumb_so_you_can_buy_a_killcops_tshirt_from_the_nba_but_not_a_freehongkong_one.html
— NeverTrumpers Out of the Closet as Liberal Democrats in Drag – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/07/nevertrumpers_out_of_the_closet_as_liberal_democrats_in_drag.html

FEDERALIST
— Communist, Anti-Semite Angela Davis Says Biden Can Be ‘Effectively Pressured’ By The Left – Evita Duffy (DIERSEN: How effectively can those who represent your municipal district, municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois be effectively pressured by the left?)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/14/communist-anti-semite-angela-davis-says-biden-can-be-effectively-pressured-by-the-left/

TOWNHALL
— And Now the Lefty Mob Comes After Professional Baseball… – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/07/14/wapo-oped-the-texas-rangers-have-got-to-go-n2572408

RT
— Who are the real racists? The woke mob tries to redefine racism to hide their own bigotry – Micah Curtis
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/494705-real-racists-woke-twitter/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans are planning to move events outdoors at their convention in Jacksonville.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/elections/primary-runoff-alabama-maine-texas.html?#link-7d3cb959
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “The Fight Over the Future of the Democratic Party.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/books/review/the-people-no-thomas-frank-economic-dignity-gene-sperling.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “In a pair of interviews, Trump highlights white victimhood. Asked about police killings of black Americans, Trump replies: What about whites?”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/14/pair-interviews-trump-highlights-white-victimhood/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump may move Republican National Convention outdoors as Florida coronavirus crisis worsens
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-trump-republican-national-convention-20200714-arexfp7v5fh6jplkmkeuz2mhym-story.html

FED SMITH
— Federal Employees, Hatch Act, and Black Lives Matter – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/07/14/federal-employees-hatch-act-black-lives-matter/

July 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 72 shot, 13 fatally, in Chicago July 4th weekend violence so far, police say 1,200 more police officers on Chicago streets from Thursday to Sunday – Will Jones and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/72-shot-13-fatally-in-july-4th-weekend-violence-so-far/6299274/
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL COVID-19 cases increase by 639 to over 147K
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-cases-increase-by-639/6300213/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “For 4th of July, President Trump slams his enemies during holiday remarks.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/for-nations-birthday-trump-slams-his-enemies-within/6298342/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 639 New Coronavirus Cases, 6 Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-639-new-coronavirus-cases-6-deaths/2300141/
— Democrats, Biden Look to Accelerate Southern Political Shift During a national reckoning on racism, Democratic Party leaders want symbolic changes to become part of a fundamental shift at the ballot box – Bill Barrow
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/democrats-biden-look-to-accelerate-southern-political-shift/2300159/

CBS2
— Black Lives Matter Mural Painted By Evanston Township H.S. Boys’ Basketball Team Splattered With Paint; They Believe It Was Defaced
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/05/black-lives-matter-mural-painted-by-evanston-township-h-s-boys-basketball-team-splattered-with-paint-they-believe-it-was-defaced/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker condemns Kansas newspaper cartoon equating face mask order with Holocaust – Jessica Villagomez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-kansas-holocaust-cartoon-illinois-governor-pritzker-face-masks-20200705-oo7yk3yorvc43hnra5bd3exr4m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Surprise: Justice Kavanaugh sides with Gov. Pritzker over Illinois Republican organizations in COVID-19 crowd restriction case Kavanaugh denied an emergency bid by Illinois Republican organizations to block Pritzker’s COVID-19 ban on political events with more than 50 people. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/5/21314083/surprise-justice-kavanaugh-sides-with-gov-pritzker-over-illinois-gop-in-covid-crowd-restriction-case

FOX ILLINOIS
— FDA head rejects Trump’s claim that 99 percent of virus cases are ‘harmless’ – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/fda-head-rejects-trumps-claim-that-99-percent-of-virus-cases-are-harmless

WTRF
— Protesters crash Trump boat rally in Pittsburgh
https://www.wtrf.com/news/pennsylvania-headlines/protesters-crash-trump-boat-rally-in-pittsburgh/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Looking Back: The Fight for Illinois Statehood and the Debate Over Slavery in 1818 – Benjamin Polony & Evan Williamson (DIERSEN: In my defense, the first of my ancestors did immigrate to America until 1844 and all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://mailchi.mp/centerforilpolitics/looking-back-the-fight-for-illinois-statehood-and-the-debate-over-slavery-in-1818

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republican revolt: Anti-Trump insurgents choose ‘country over party,’ defect to Biden – S.A. Miller
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/5/republican-defectors-back-joe-biden-over-donald-tr/

BLAZE
— Violence erupts in Chicago: 67 shot, 13 killed, including a 7-year-old girl, over July 4th weekend. This is the third week in a row that young children have been shot dead in Chicago – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-shootings-of-july-children-killed
— Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she’s open to tearing down George Washington, Thomas Jefferson statues The Illinois senator also criticized President Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore, ‘Standing on ground that was stolen from Native Americans’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/tammy-duckworth-george-washington-statues-removal
— Colin Kaepernick bashes America on July 4th — but had completely different message when Obama was president ‘We reject your celebration of white supremacy’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/colin-kaepernick-bashes-america-independence-day

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/opinion/trump-monuments.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The politics of race are shifting, and politicians are struggling to keep pace. What will come of the gathering call for action? – Dan Balz (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will politicians officially banish those who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/race-reckoning/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/05/trump-is-running-an-openly-racist-campaign/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-trumps-new-version-of-american-carnage-the-threat-isnt-immigrants-or-foreign-nations-its-other-americans/2020/07/04/f1354fa6-be10-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/05/toe-tally-terry-tism-speech/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/05/trumps-newest-assault-americas-public-schools-they-teach-kids-hate-their-country/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-vicious-culture-war-is-all-trump-has-left/2020/07/05/4ca0986c-bca1-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
— Biden tells teachers their profession is ‘the most important’ on same day Trump trashes public schools – Valerie Strauss (DIERSEN: Obviously, Democrat teachers make their students pro-BLM, pro-LGBTQ, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-marriage, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestants, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/05/biden-tells-teachers-their-profession-is-most-important-same-day-trump-trashes-public-schools/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Indigenous groups, Black Lives Matter join forces to decry historical ‘sins’ on July 4 – ANDREW J. CAMPA (DIERSEN: In my defense, the first of my ancestors did immigrate to America until 1844 and all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-04/indigenous-groups-black-lives-matters-join-forces-to-mark-historical-sins-on-july-4th

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Forbes sides with individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestants, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/07/05/the-new-deplorables/#49fafddf1a2b

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Colleges Are in for a Racial Reckoning. Name Changes Are Only the Beginning. – Marc Parry (DIERSEN: Will colleges officially banish all those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Are-in-for-a-Racial/249116

July 4 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Safe DuPage celebrating law enforcement on July 4 – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200703/safe-dupage-celebrating-law-enforcement-on-july-4
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville’s fireworks are being shot off from the south side of town and the debut of The Naperville Salute has been postponed until 2021, but there is one Fourth of July event planned to bring patriotism to the downtown Saturday. Safe DuPage, an organization formed by Naperville City Council member Kevin Coyne, is hosting “Celebrating Naperville’s Heroes: 4th of July” at 9:30 a.m. at the base of the Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower at Rotary Hill, 455 Aurora Ave. Coyne said the event will include music and speakers in a socially distanced format with all attendees asked to wear masks and follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Attendees also are asked to wear red, white and blue and to bring an American flag to wave. The purpose of the gathering, Coyne said, is to celebrate American independence and local safety. Speakers are set to include veterans, community leaders and elected officials. “We thought it’d be nice for an assortment of reasons to kick off the Fourth of July with a nice, patriotic-themed event that recognizes our public safety officers in Naperville who have done such a great job for so long,” Coyne said. The event is not a pro-police rally, like the one June 27 in Elmhurst, at which DuPage County Board member Pete DiCianni was seen on video confronting counterprotesters. But in the wake of protests about the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Coyne said, it’s important to show local law enforcement professionals they are appreciated. “You can’t have a free society that’s safe without good, strong law enforcement,” he said. “I think our police officers in general and our community needs to know that we’re not turning our back on our police, and police need to be respected.” The Fourth of July event is one of several Safe DuPage has hosted since forming early this year to promote public safety. Other town hall-style events, in person or online, have covered topics including crime, substance abuse, youth issues and court procedures. The events have featured elected officials and nonprofit leaders as speakers. For details about the event, visit https://safedupage.org/events/ .)

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— JULY 4, 2019 FLASHBACK: Republican entries in Wheaton’s outstanding 2019 Independence Day Parade were Bob Berlin, Amy Grant, Chris Kachiroubas, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Ann Celine Walsh, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Those who walked with the entries included Almiron, Anderson, Carlson, Caruso, Colgan, Collins, Falbo, Fisher, Furstenau, Ives, Keller, LeVan, Marquardt, Marshall, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Ruhl, Ryan, Saake, Shaw, and Whelan. With their $2,500 contribution, “DuPage County Republicans” were the top sponsor for the parade and fireworks. Contributions were: $500 from Roger Claar; $250 each from Berlin, Sanguinetti, Phil Suess, and Tim Whelan; and $100 each from Michael Barbier, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Grant, Chris Heidorn, Babette Holder, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Bob Larsen, and Walsh. I hand-delivering 500 flyers (printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics) to the residences and businesses on the parade route that include the Republican entries in the parade, the sponsor’s names, and the amounts they contributed. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/july-4-evening-edition-4/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker contributes $51.5 million to committee seeking voter approval for graduated-rate income tax, records show – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-campaign-contributions-20200704-fsm36vcnnvcjbk7deexzvkmo7a-story.html
— Hold police to high standards for public safety – Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0705-20200703-dtcddfmjpzef3axjglpkk67z4u-story.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— As U.S. shatters job gains, Illinois faces long recovery – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=306721#.XwBXxWR_OM8

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— As much of U.S. dials back July 4 plans, Trump goes big – AP (DIERSEN: Trump-haters want to abolish Independence Day.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/As-much-of-U-S-dials-back-July-4-plans-Trump-15385709.php

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Susan Hoelscher to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/local-pulse-social-justice-pandemic-on-the-minds-of-local-voters/article_80ef1fa4-ba25-11ea-8a72-7f9dac05f03f.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters badmouth Independence Day.
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886687177/d-l-hughley-everybody-knows-independence-day-didnt-free-us-all

WIREPOINTS
— On This Independence Day, Commit Never to Kneel Before the Looming Tyranny – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/on-this-independence-day-commit-not-to-kneel-before-the-looming-tyranny-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker threatens businesses on Facebook and sends out memos – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/07/gov-pritzker-threatens-businesses-on-facebook-and-sends-out-memos/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Welcome to the neo-Marxist ‘Church of Holy Wokeness’ – Dr. Everett Piper
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/06/welcome-to-the-neo-marxist-church-of-holy-wokeness/

GOPUSA
— Lightfoot Tells Bars To Follow Rules Or ‘We Will Shut You Down And You Will Not Reopen Anytime Soon’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91366
— Trump, In Fiery Mount Rushmore Address, Decries Rise Of ‘Far-Left Fascism,’ Calls On Americans To Rise Up
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=91413

BREITBART
— Sen. Ted Cruz on NFL’s Plan to Play ‘Black National Anthem’: ‘It’s Asinine’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/07/03/sen-ted-cruz-on-nfls-plan-to-play-black-national-anthem-its-asinine/
— Trump Holds Mount Rushmore Independence Day Celebration – TONY LEE
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/07/03/live-updates-trump-holds-mount-rushmore-independence-day-celebration/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘It Divides And It Polarizes’: Fox Sports Analyst Rips Black Lives Matter, Identity Politics – WILLIAM DAVIS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/03/fox-sports-marcellus-wiley-black-lives-matter/
— ‘Rushmore Will Stand Forever’: Trump Condemns Anti-Founding Protesters In South Dakota – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/04/rushmore-will-stand-forever-trump-condemns-anti-founding-protesters-in-south-dakota/

TOWNHALL
— Mr. President, Here Is What You Must Say About Black Lives Matter – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2020/07/04/mr-president-here-is-what-you-must-say-about-black-lives-matter-n2571850
— The Nation is Being Taken Down by Lies, and It’s All the Republicans’ Fault – Tommy Sears
https://townhall.com/columnists/tommysears/2020/07/04/the-nation-is-being-taken-down-by-lies-and-its-all-the-republicans-fault-n2571828
— Does the Media Really Want to Have this Mt. Rushmore Fight? It Could Cancel Some Very Prominent Democrats – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/07/04/does-the-media-really-want-to-have-this-mt-rushmore-fight-it-could-cancel-some-n2571858
— Sen. Todd Young Torches Dem Hatred of American History – Reagan McCarthy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/07/03/sen-todd-young-torches-dems-n2571844

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Censors, MSNBC Barely Carries Trump Speech at Mount Rushmore – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/07/04/cnn-censors-msnbc-barely-carries-trump-speech-mount-rushmore

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Massachusetts city approves polyamory, the inevitable consequence of gay ‘marriage’ Once we start redefining marriage, ‘those redefinitions have no principled stopping point.’ – JONATHON VAN MAREN
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/massachusetts-city-approves-polyamory-the-inevitable-consequence-of-gay-marriage

THE HILL
— Trump: Children are taught in school to ‘hate their own country’ – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505841-trump-children-are-taught-in-school-to-hate-their-own-country
— Trump accuses those tearing down statues of wanting to ‘overthrow the American Revolution’ – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505840-trump-accuses-those-tearing-down-statues-of-wanting-to-overthrow-the
— South Dakota governor calls removal of Confederate statues effort to ‘discredit’ founding fathers – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/505839-south-dakota-governor-calls-removal-of-confederate-statues-effort-to
— Trump on Mount Rushmore: ‘This monument will never be desecrated’ – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505838-trump-on-mt-rushmore-this-monument-will-never-be-desecrated
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/505821-what-july-4-means-for-november-3
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump campaign brushes off concerns he is trailing Biden.”
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/505470-trump-campaign-denies-it-is-losing-election

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/3/21313127/trump-pushes-racial-division-flouts-virus-rules-rushmore-garden
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/04/us/politics/ap-us-trump-rushmore.html
https://www.news10.com/news/national/trump-pushes-racial-division-flouts-virus-rules-at-rushmore/

REUTERS
— Trump blasts ‘left wing cultural revolution’ (DIERSEN: Who stands up to the left wing cultural revolution in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-blasts-left-wing-cultural-050435307.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Mount Rushmore fireworks show is a Fourth of July attack on Indigenous people Mount Rushmore is a racist and colonialist symbol that was carved into land brazenly stolen from my ancestors.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-mount-rushmore-fireworks-show-fourth-july-attack-indigenous-ncna1232827
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump erodes America’s foundation.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-erodes-america-s-foundation-fourth-july-i-pledge-rebuild-ncna1232887

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Deliver Divisive Culture War Message. Down in the polls and failing to control a raging pandemic, the president cast himself as waging battle against a “new far-left fascism” that imperils American values and seeks to erase history.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-mount-rushmore.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook is working to persuade advertisers to abandon their boycott. So far, they aren’t impressed. More than 750 advertisers are boycotting Facebook, asking for better policing of hateful content. Facebook’s concessions so far haven’t won them over. – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Taylor Telford (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Facebook use the boycott to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/03/facebook-advertiser-boycott-hate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters use BLM to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/black-lives-matter-is-americas-ray-of-light-this-independence-day/2020/07/03/faba0330-bd36-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/america-on-its-244th-birthday-dark-skies-canceled-parades-but-also-new-hope/2020/07/03/b46b8416-bbca-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html
— Paint schemes go political as NASCAR season heats up – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/auto-racing/paint-schemes-go-political-as-nascar-season-heats-up/2020/07/03/ad40bbe6-bd7a-11ea-97c1-6cf116ffe26c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump got his crowd and his fireworks, and peddled his fiction.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/04/trump-got-his-crowd-his-fireworks-peddled-his-fiction/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— NBA and players agree to ‘Black Lives Matter’ and other messages to wear on jerseys – BRODERICK TURNER, DAN WOIKE (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are involved in law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-07-03/nba-messages-on-back-of-jerseys-black-lives-matter

USA TODAY
— Trump will host a scaled-back July 4th party at White House as coronavirus cases spike – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/04/july-4th-trumps-white-house-party-scaled-back-over-coronavirus/5355855002/
— Trump accuses protesters who tear down statues of wanting to ‘wipe out our history’ in Fourth of July speech – Courtney Subramanian
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/04/fourth-july-trump-condemns-removal-statues-mount-rushmore-speech/5374494002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want everyone to hate not only Trump, but to hate all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/01/fourth-july-2020-whats-mean-patriotic-amid-covid-blm/3243985001/
— Protesters in Keystone arrested after blocking road to Mount Rushmore for hours – Makenzie Huber and Erin Bormett
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/03/keystone-south-dakota-protesters-anti-trump-demonstration-mount-rushmore-rally-fireworks/5374418002/
— Parents are balancing college costs with everyday expenses Of 19,347 surveyed, 37% said everyday expenses were their other top financial priority. – Jessica Levy (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education? I did not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. They provided me with room and board in their home in Crete while I attended UIC 1966, 1967, and 1968 and weekends during my first semester in 1969 and the summer of 1969 at NIU. I paid for a) tuition and books at UIC and NIU, b) room and board at NIU 1969-1970, and c) a 1958 Chevy BelAir, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/college-ave-student-loans/2020/06/30/twitter-poll-parents-balancing-college-costs-everyday-expenses/3281859001/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Black Lives Matter may be the largest protest movement in U.S. history Recent polls suggest that 15 million to 26 million people in the United States have participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others in recent weeks. – Larry Buchanan, Quoctrung Bui and Jugal K. Patel (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are involved in law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.startribune.com/black-lives-matter-may-be-the-largest-movement-in-u-s-history/571619742/

RADIO IOWA
— Cancelation of parades takes away key campaign opportunity for politicians – Clay Masters (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discourage Republican candidates a) from walking in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
https://www.radioiowa.com/2020/07/03/cancelation-of-parades-takes-away-key-campaign-opportunity-for-politicians/

SYRACUSE
— Onondaga County’s only July 4 fireworks show still a go, but there’s a catch – Douglass Dowty (DIERSEN: Were there any Republican efforts to have fireworks in your municipality, in your township, in your county?)
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/07/onondaga-countys-only-july-4-fireworks-show-still-a-go-but-theres-a-catch.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The LaFayette fireworks display comes with its own bit of political intrigue: the event is being organized by Dave Knapp, the Republican chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature. LaFayette’s town supervisor, who helped bring the event together, is Republican Danny Fitzpatrick, son of longtime District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. And McMahon, also a Republican and the former county legislature chairman, said Friday that his administration played a role in changing the scope of festival based on pandemic concerns. But McMahon said Friday that, at no point, did he threaten to shut the event down.)

PRESS REPUBLICAN
— City fireworks no dud after all – McKENZIE DELISLE (DIERSEN: Were there any Republican efforts to have fireworks in your municipality, in your township, in your county?)
https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/local_news/citys-try-at-fourth-of-july-fireworks-fizzles-out/article_1f8f8d01-3a66-5c60-ac45-d99fa8c3e717.html

WKRN
— DISGUSTING: Black Lives Matter protest planned for Nashville on Fourth of July – Nickelle Smith
https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/black-lives-matter-protest-planned-for-nashville-on-fourth-of-july/

SALEM REPORTER
— DISGUSTING: Black Lives Matter solidarity event planned for Fourth The picnic- style event will feature giant Black Lives Matter chalk drawing in front of the Oregon State Capitol. – Saphara Harrell
https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/2640/black-lives-matter-solidarity-event-planned-for-fourth

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Anti-racism protesters who campaign to take down statues want to ‘overthrow the American Revolution,’ says Trump in Mount Rushmore speech – Sinéad Baker
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886687177/d-l-hughley-everybody-knows-independence-day-didnt-free-us-all

BRINKWIRE
— Black Lives Matter founding member says Trump is the ’embodiment of white supremacist terrorism’
https://en.brinkwire.com/us/black-lives-matter-founding-member-says-trump-is-the-embodiment-of-white-supremacist-terrorism/

July 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Judge Rules Illinois Governor’s Order Exceeded Authority The impact of the ruling wasn’t immediately clear as the governor’s office maintains other courts have upheld his orders
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/judge-rules-illinois-governors-order-exceeded-authority/2299563/
— Illinois Reports 868 New Cases of Coronavirus at Start of Fourth of July Weekend The rolling positivity rate over the last seven days statewide remained static, sitting at 2.6 percent, according to health officials
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-868-new-cases-of-coronavirus-at-start-of-fourth-of-july-weekend/2299610/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois surpasses 7,000 coronavirus deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-surpasses-7000-coronavirus-deaths

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Day after judge declares his executive orders void, Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges restaurants, bars to keep following safety guidelines – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-restrictions-restaurants-20200703-62y2kboao5gmfnh32k6nji5mzm-story.html
— NFL will play ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ before the national anthem of all Week 1 games – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-nfl-black-national-anthem-20200703-sijcmtkm2vfr5ccd6p3wa2bf3u-story.html
— Could President Trump’s anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states in the 2020 election? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-mail-voting-2020-20200703-lvt2bafpobcorlrvkvnyiqqcfa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/3/21312827/mona-charen-trump-military-putin-bounties-afghanistan

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton College chaplain fired for “inappropriate” sexual, racial comments – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200703/wheaton-college-chaplain-fired-for-x201cinappropriatex201d-sexual-racial-comments

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Reach of circuit judge’s ruling on Pritzker’s orders unclear – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200703/reach-of-circuit-judgersquos-ruling-on-pritzkerrsquos-orders-unclear

JOURNAL TOPICS
— State Rep. Morrison Appointed To Budget Oversight Commission
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/state-rep-morrison-appointed-to-budget-oversight-commission/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Rules Against Algonquin Township Road District, Local 150 Wins
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/03/illinois-labor-relations-board-administrative-law-judge-rules-against-algonquin-township-road-district-local-150-wins/
— $38,955 Spent on Legal Fees by Health Department to Protect Coronavirus-Infected’s Names from Law Enforcement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/03/14500-spent-on-legal-fees-b-health-department-to-protect-coronavirus-infecteds-nams-from-law-enforcemnt/
— Steve Reick Makes Mass Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/03/steve-reick-makes-mass-mailing/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governors Pritzker’s Executive Orders Void: What does that mean? – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/07/governors-pritzkers-executive-orders-void-what-does-that-mean/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLACK LIVES MATTER IS A MARXIST MOVEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/black-lives-matter-is-a-marxist-movement.html
— PRITZKER OVERSTEPPED STATE LAW RE-ISSUING CONSECUTIVE COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDERS, JUDGE SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/pritzker-overstepped-state-law-re-issuing-consecutive-covid-19-executive-orders-judge-says.html
— KASS: LARRY ELDER’S DOCUMENTARY ‘UNCLE TOM’ FRIGHTENS THE LEFT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/kass-larry-elders-documentary-uncle-tom-frightens-the-left.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP lawmaker accuses NYT of endangering U.S. troops with bounty reports – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/3/jim-banks-accuses-new-york-times-endangering-us-tr/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— SATIRE: How to Celebrate July 4 Without Getting Canceled for Glorifying White Supremacy 10 things to avoid this holiday weekend
https://freebeacon.com/satire/independence-day-canceled/

FEDERALIST
— If You Really Believe Black Lives Matter, Stop Supporting Black Lives Matter Impassioned Americans don’t understand that Black Lives Matter is a rhetorical facade masking Marxist ideas that would destroy the lives of vulnerable Americans. – Ben Weingarten
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/if-you-really-believe-black-lives-matter-stop-supporting-black-lives-matter/
— We Can’t Have ‘National Dialogues’ If People Get Fired For Talking Honestly – John Loftus (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers terminate their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations terminate their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/we-cant-have-national-dialogues-if-people-get-fired-for-talking-honestly/
— The Democrat Party Is Destroying America It’s high time Americans throw out politicians who promote mob anarchists, the destruction of law and order, and disgrace American heritage. – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/the-democrat-party-is-destroying-america/

DAILY CALLER
— California Gov. Newsom Bans Singing In Churches – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/03/california-gov-gavin-newsom-singing-churches-coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown/

BREITBART
— Biden, Democrats Assemble 600 Lawyers to Fight Election ‘Chicanery’ – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/02/biden-democrats-assemble-600-lawyers-to-fight-election-chicanery/
— Ex-NFL Player, Congressional Candidate Burgess Owens: ‘There Is No Black National Anthem’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: What is the national anthem for the following oppressed/protected groups: Mexicans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, LGBTQers, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/07/03/ex-nfl-player-congressional-candidate-burgess-owens-there-is-no-black-national-anthem/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Phony ‘Non-Partisan’ Project Aims to Gin Up a Biden Landslide – Mark Finkelstein
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2020/07/03/phony-non-partisan-project-aims-gin-biden-landslide

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, a) will employers terminate their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations terminate their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/505685-encouraging-bravery-and-fortitude-in-dismantling-the-insidious

CNN
— 7,500 people expected to attend Trump’s Mount Rushmore event – Betsy Klein
https://www.kptv.com/7-500-people-expected-to-attend-trumps-mount-rushmore-event/article_b2944d47-1fc8-51c7-9fe3-4fc3b6ea33d9.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Latinos Back Black Lives Matter Protests. They Want Change for Themselves, Too. Many Latinos are pushing for an acknowledgment of the systemic racism they face, and a conversation about over-policing in their own communities. – Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/latinos-police-racism-black-lives-matter.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/03/massive-repudiation-trumps-racist-politics-is-building/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use COVID-19 to get Blacks and Asians to hate Republicans.
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-corona-discrimination-20200703-qfguuqhhgvfgtj2vgjpbhzzj5q-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New BLM mural unveiled in Harlem – JORDAN RENCHER and CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-black-lives-matter-murals-manhattan-20200703-tfdzlbxlsrdofaycygbfda56fu-story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurencoulman/2020/07/03/three-questions-white-leaders-can-ask-in-the-wake-of-black-lives-matter/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Black Lives Matter, Racial Unrest and Corporate Culture – How Do Employers Respond? (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers terminate their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations terminate their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/black-lives-matter-racial-unrest-and-corporate-culture-how-do-employers-respond-us

July 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL COVID-19 cases increase by 828, with 30 new deaths; Chicago beaches could reopen soon No mandatory quarantine for travelers yet, Dr. Allison Arwady says – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-cases-increase-by-828-30-new-deaths-/6288927/
— Trump says he’ll veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-hell-veto-defense-bill-to-keep-confederate-base-names/6289686/
— Richmond’s mayor orders removal of Confederate statues on city land – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/richmond-orders-removal-of-confederate-statues-on-city-land/6289314/
— New York City passes budget with $1 billion cut to NYPD amid City Hall protest
https://abc7chicago.com/defund-police-protesters-black-lives-matter-mayor-bill-de-blasio/6287983/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kim Foxx confirms office will err on side of dismissing cases related to protests, curfew A Sun-Times analysis of data provided by Chicago police found that African Americans comprised 75% of people charged and that enforcement largely occurred on the South and West sides. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/30/21308314/kim-foxx-confirms-office-err-toward-dismissing-cases-related-protests-curfew
— Mail-in voting will be easier and more secure this fall Every person who is not yet registered should register today. – Marisel A. Hernandez, William J. Kresse and Jonathan T. Swain
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/30/21308136/election-mail-in-voting-vote-by-mail-chicago-board-elections

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With Fourth of July approaching in violent summer, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends police plan to get young people off drug corners – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-drug-corners-chicago-violence-20200701-ssmtpr3mpjegdhc4yc6djs5ssu-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: University of Wisconsin students call for removal of Abraham Lincoln statue on Madison campus – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/midwest/ct-wisconsin-madison-lincoln-statue-bascom-hill-20200630-hhfadge53fethiobylwvklz24q-story.html
— How to celebrate the Fourth of July (safely) in your own backyard — from creating a patriotic playlist to decorating for an at-home mini parade – David Syrek
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-life-fourth-of-july-gear-celebrate-at-home-0701-20200701-hfeqfqgvjzaufd7hbhyjl2iliu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 500 Trump-hating advertisers want Facebook to do more to defeat Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200701/business/307019898/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Key Republican here says intelligence not clear on Russia bounty U.S. Rep. Kinzinger says the reports are “probably accurate.” The problem, he says, is whether the intelligence is actionable. – Greg-Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/key-republican-here-says-intelligence-not-clear-russia-bounty

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Orland Park challenge to Pritzker restrictions stumbles – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/07/01/orland-park-challenge-to-pritzker-restrictions-stumbles/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUSCHENBERGER: FOUR GOOD REASONS TO REJECT THE PROGRESSIVE TAX PROPOSAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/four-good-reasons-to-reject-the-progressive-tax-proposal-.html
— IL CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER DEFENDS HISTORICAL STATUES ON FOX & FRIENDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/il-congressman-defends-historical-statues-on-fox-friends.html
— US VOTERS SAY AMERICANS WILL TAKE CONSTRUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICE JOBS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/us-voters-say-americans-will-take-construction-technology-and-service-jobs.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 828 new cases, 30 additional deaths, positivity rate 2.6 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/01/828-new-cases-30-additional-deaths-positivity-rate-26-percent/

BLAZE
— Armed veterans stand guard at memorial against ‘violent thugs’ who might try to destroy it ‘A show of force can be a very powerful deterrent’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: Which statues do the Democrats want to destroy in your municipality, in your township, and in your county? Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that want to destroy all statues of those who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, veterans, Christian, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/armed-veterans-guard-memorial

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: Russia-Taliban Reports ‘Very Serious,’ but Being Politicize – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kinzinger-taliban-intelligence/2020/07/01/id/975206/

THE HILL
— Democratic lawmakers call for expanding, enshrining LGBTQ rights – RACHEL SCULLY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ and BLM.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/505358-democratic-lawmakers-call-for-expanding-enshrining-lgbtq-rights
— Facebook claims it ‘does not profit from hate’ in open letter; Analysis finds most of Facebook’s top advertisers have not joined boycott – MAGGIE MILLER AND CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/505534-hillicon-valley-facebook-claims-it-does-not-profit-from-hate-in

CNN
— Trump calls Black Lives Matter a ‘symbol of hate’ as he digs in on race Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-black-lives-matter-confederate-race/index.html

CBS NEWS
— O’Brien says top CIA official decided against briefing Trump on Russia bounty intel – MELISSA QUINN (DIERSEN: Question to ask activists, candidates, precinct committeemen/captains, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, etc. in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican: Do you regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and if not, who do you rely on to brief you an those emails?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-briefing-russian-bounties-cia-us-troops-robert-obrien/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says painting ‘Black Lives Matter’ on New York’s Fifth Avenue would be ‘a symbol of hate’ – John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-painting-black-lives-matter-on-new-yorks-fifth-avenue-would-be-a-symbol-of-hate/2020/07/01/6a039f12-bba2-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— The agenda of Black Lives Matter is far different from the slogan – Mike Gonzalez and Andrew Olivastro (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to shout that you hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/the-agenda-of-black-lives-matter-is-far-different-from-the-slogan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many see the slogan Black Lives Matter as a plea to ­secure the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans, especially historically wronged African Americans. They add the BLM hashtag to their social-media profiles, carry BLM signs at protests and make financial donations. Tragically, when they do donate, they are likely to bankroll a number of radical organizations, founded by committed Marxists whose goals aren’t to make the American Dream a reality for everyone — but to transform America completely. This might be unknown to some of the world’s best-known companies, which have jumped on the BLM bandwagon. Brands like Airbnb and Spanx have promised direct donations. True, others like Nike and Netflix have shrewdly channeled their donations elsewhere, like the NAACP and other organizations that have led the struggle for civil rights for decades. These companies are likely aware of BLM’s ­extreme agenda and recoil from bankrolling destructive ideas. But it requires sleuthing to learn this. Companies that don’t do this hard work are providing air cover for a destructive movement and compelling their employees, shareowners and customers to endorse the same. Just ask BLM leaders Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi. In a revealing 2015 interview, Cullors said, “Myself and Alicia in particular are trained organizers. We are trained Marxists.” That same year, Tometi was hobnobbing with Venezuela’s Marxist dictator Nicolás Maduro, of whose regime she wrote: “In these last 17 years, we have witnessed the Bolivarian Revolution champion participatory democracy and construct a fair, transparent election system recognized as among the best in the world.” Millions of Venezuelans suffering under Maduro’s murderous misrule presumably couldn’t be reached for comment. Visit the Black Lives Matter Web site, and the first frame you get is a large crowd with fists raised and the slogan “Now We Transform.” Read the list of demands, and you get a sense of how deep a transformation they seek. One proclaims: “We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear-family-structure requirement by supporting each other as extended families and ‘villages’ that collectively care for one another.”)

JD SUPRA
— The Black Lives Matter Movement and the Workplace – Corina Valderrama (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers get rid of their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations get rid of their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-black-lives-matter-movement-and-the-93487/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Jobs Americans Won’t Do? Most Voters Disagree (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/immigration_index/jobs_americans_won_t_do_most_voters_disagree

June 27 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Chicago Violence: Five people killed,17 wounded in weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/seven-people-killed17-wounded-in-weekend-shootings/6275502/
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL COVID-19 cases increase by 786 to over 141K
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-covid-19-cases-increase-by-786/6275182/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/society/what-to-know-about-2020-pride-month/6261812/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 786 New Coronavirus Cases, 26 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-786-new-coronavirus-cases-26-additional-deaths/2296501/
— Virus Updates: As US Tops 2.5M Cases, Pence Cancels Arizona, Florida Events Health experts in the U.S. have said a disturbingly large number of cases are being seen among young people who are going out again – Paul J. Weber and Michelle R. Smith
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/virus-updates-us-states-reimpose-virus-restrictions-india-tops-500k-cases/2296398/

CBS2
— Concerns About COVID-19 Spike Coming To Illinois With Phase 4 Reopening Underway – Vi Nguyen
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/27/covid-19-spike-illinois-phase-4-reopen/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/27/even-without-pride-parade-this-year-lgbtq-community-still-celebrating-evolution-of-the-movement-its-also-being-pride-in-being-black-being-trans-being-queer/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pence cancels planned bus tour of Florida after coronavirus cases surge – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pence-cancels-planned-bus-tour-of-florida-after-coronavirus-cases-surge

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger wants Congress to boycott Zoom for caving to China over Tiananmen Square memorials Kinzinger’s call is sparked by Zoom going along with the Chinese government’s request to block the accounts of activists marking the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/6/26/21305191/kinzinger-zoom-congress-boycott-china-tiananmen-square-anniversary

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Health care workers demand racial justice during march through Chicago’s Medical District: ‘People are dying all the time because of their race’ – ARIEL CHEUNG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-news-black-lives-matter-health-care-protest-20200627-ztse5k3ihbg6nessu7rgffnw5q-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Aurora man charged with civil unrest in Naperville protest
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200626/aurora-man-charged-with-civil-unrest-in-naperville-protest

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Young novice protest leaders help drive US wave of dissent.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/young-novice-protest-leaders-help-drive-us-wave-of-dissent/article_92956ed7-214a-530e-8c12-d077e90d3760.html

BLAZE
— Minneapolis City Council, which voted to disband police, hires private security on taxpayer dime – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-which-voted-to-defund-police-hires-private-security

TOWNHALL
— Violent Crime Is a Confiscatory Wealth Tax – Michael Barone
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2020/06/27/violent-crime-is-a-confiscatory-wealth-tax-n2571446

PJ MEDIA
— Washington Post Tried to Fact-Check Trump on Who Runs the Dangerous Cities… and Failed Miserably – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/06/27/the-washington-post-tried-to-fact-check-donald-trump-and-failed-miserably-n583138

THE HILL
— Orange County Democrats call for John Wayne Airport to be renamed – KAELAN DEESE
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/504846-orange-county-democrats-call-for-john-wayne-airport-to-be-renamed
— Bill Maher: Black people must demand whites ‘stop culturally appropriating how mad they are about racism’ – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/504836-bill-maher-black-people-must-demand-whites-stop-culturally-appropriating-how

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Biden’s Best Veep Pick Is Obvious. She, more than anyone, can get under Trump’s skin.” But wait, Duckworth demonizes, denigrates, and condemns draft avoiders and Biden is a draft avoider.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/opinion/sunday/tammy-duckworth-biden-2020.html
— Princeton Will Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From School University trustees concluded that Wilson’s “racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college,” Princeton’s president said on Saturday. – Bryan Pietsch
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/nyregion/princeton-university-woodrow-wilson.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Utah Democrats cross party lines to have political impact – Lindsay Whitehurst and Sophia Eppolito (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct are really Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens, but cast Republican primary ballots?)
https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2020/06/27/utah-democrats-cross-party-lines-to-have-political-impact/#.XvfbnLx_OM8

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Facebook’s Troubles And Policy Changes Are More About Trump Than About Facebook.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2020/06/27/facebooks-troubles-and-policy-changes-are-more-about-trump-than-about-facebook/#348d32245e66

NEW YORKER
— Could the Supreme Court’s Landmark L.G.B.T.-Rights Decision Help Lead to the Dismantling of Affirmative Action? – Jeannie Suk Gersen
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/could-the-supreme-courts-landmark-lgbt-rights-decision-help-lead-to-the-dismantling-of-affirmative-action